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Indiana · 2026 Regular Session · Bill

HB 1286: Military protective order.

Enacted Official data

  1. Introduced
  2. In committee
  3. Passed one chamber
  4. Passed both chambers
  5. Enacted

Last official action: ·Record last updated:

Plain-language summary

HB 1286 is a bill introduced in the Indiana House on January 6, 2026. According to its official title, it concerns: Military protective order. Primary sponsor: Ryan Lauer (Republican), Cyndi Carrasco (Republican). It lists 2 additional sponsors. Most recent recorded action (March 4, 2026): Signed by the Governor.

Generated automatically from the official title, sponsor list, and status record only. It does not characterize the bill’s purpose or effects. How summaries are written

Official summary

Abstract published by the legislature (via Open States). Text as published by the legislature; reproduced verbatim.

Specifies that a party to a protective order proceeding has a duty to inform the court of any military protective orders issued by a military commander in effect between the parties. Allows the court to consider evidence of a military protective order in effect against a respondent for the protection of the petitioner. Amends provisions concerning facially valid foreign protection orders to include certain protection orders issued by a Canadian court.

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic 1 · Republican 3

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Ryan LauerPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse59
Cyndi CarrascoPrimary sponsorRepublicanSenate36
Maureen BauerCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse6
Alex ZimmermanCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse67

“Support” is shown only as formal sponsorship recorded by the legislature. Roll-call votes are available on the official bill page.

Recent official actions

  1. Signed by the Governor
  2. Public Law 90
  3. Signed by the President of the Senate
  4. Signed by the President Pro Tempore
  5. Signed by the Speaker
  6. Motion to concur filed
  7. Returned to the House with amendments
  8. House concurred with Senate amendments; Roll Call 376: yeas 95, nays 0
  9. Third reading: passed; Roll Call 251: yeas 47, nays 0
  10. Amendment #1 (Freeman) prevailed; voice vote
  11. Second reading: amended, ordered engrossed
  12. Committee report: do pass, adopted

Showing 12 most recent of 22 actions. Full history

Sources

  1. Open States / Plural (data from the official legislature website)
  2. Official legislature source